Originally Posted by
Andy Bettencourt
ITA as a Miata class depends on your definition of 'predominantly'. Of those 8 Rob speeks of (of 20) 6 are pure SM's double dipping. So in reality, only 2 are real ITA cars. Interestingly, there are just as many Escort GT's (2) and Z3's (2) as 'real' ITA Miata's in that race.
Doesn't matter if they are "real" ITA cars. If they are in the class in the race then they are ITA, and they add to the car counts (thankfully). The question was what does the landscape of IT look like in the future? The car counts prove this to be true, and the car counts don't take into account real or "fake". It IS the most popular ITA car and will continue to be. It's not a bad thing at all. It just is what it is. Saying the "real" ITA Miata's are as popular as the Escort GT or Z3 is a bit of a stretch. Is Cefalo's ITA Miata(the one that destroyed the competition at the Glen) a "real ITA" Miata?
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Rob Breault
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